10 Popular Video Game Debates That Need To Die
3. Video Games Are Too Violent!
And you thought the console wars entry was a throwback!
Difficult as it is to believe, there are still people claiming that violent video games are warping the minds of our precious bambinos. Turning them into frothing lunatics chained to their consoles, laughing maniacally as they mow down wave after wave of baddies.
The fact there are still people thinking this is proof that these debates can't be won with logic and reasoning. The best case scenario is these people Just Don't Get It, and never will. The worst case scenario is these people are *choosing* not to get it.
They've made their minds up, and no matter how many times you talk them through Animal Crossing, or Beat Saber, or Gran Turismo or sodding Tetris, they've decided that video games are one thing and one thing only. Listening to anyone else will only ruin it for them.
Don't bother mentioning that mainstream media from movies to novels to the actual news is as violent if not more so than what can be created digitally either. As I said, to some, these are arguments that cannot be won, so it's best not to lose sleep over it.